A boy she loved to hate, an unsuspecting romance, and a secret that would tear them apart.Kate Bathory has spent the last three months in a state of numbness following her father’s death. Her nights are filled with endless nightmares of an abandoned house, a coven of dead witches, and a mysterious boy. Something called out to her in her dreams—a calling she couldn’t ignore.With the start of … start of senior year, Kate is forced to deal with reality. She can’t ignore her friends forever, but with problems at home, and unyielding magic inside of her, Kate is drawn to the one person she never liked—Nicholas Nightshade—the school’s bad boy that everyone loves to hate—and he has plenty of secrets of his own.
There’s a Supernatural World Order and Kate’s a part of it. With her trauma bringing out dark and light magic inside of her, she is forced to choose between two covens. One, practicing white and the other black magic, but nothing in their new-found world is ever straightforward. Kate is enlightened with an impossible truth—She and Nicholas didn’t come together by accident and their very being together will cause untold destruction.
With an endless list of loved ones, the only way Kate can protect everyone she loves is to embrace the darkness that could swallow her whole.
With students dying in freak accidents, two covens playing a tug of war with Nicholas and Kate’s souls, and difficult choices to be made, nothing in her life will be the same again.
… After all, all magic must be paid in blood.
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Blood and Magic takes all the right ingredients & entwines them together to create a sorcerous read. Love, loss, friendship and family secrets swirling through the pages with magic popping up in spades throughout the narrative . A paranormal cosmo with witches, warlocks, and so much more above the surface. With intricate realm building depictions & backdrop. Eerie moments bleed through the pages of this spellbinding read. Character’s are compelling as well as complex with a mystifying edge to them. Sensual moments entangled between Kate and Nicholas, bring light to the romantic gestures in this coming of age novel in a nouveau monde where paranormal live among the humans. The writing style is intoxicating and the narrative is blood-tingling. I absolutely love the creativity of the witchcraft spells, rituals, and occultism used. I loved the all the magic between the natural magic, and coven magic which was all well balanced.
Witches are my favourite supernatural character’s and this author indulges your senses. Looking forward to reading what’s next from this author.
I actually gives this wonderful book 4 1/2 stars. First you meet Kate and you get to join her on her journey to discover she’s a witch and what adventures that entails. The story is intriguing and thrilling and even sexy! I found myself playing that game we all play when a book is getting really good, “Just One More Chapter,” which usually doesn’t work when the whole darn book is good!! So I definitely do recommend this book! So light a candle, get comfy and enjoy Blood and Magic!! It’s enthralling!!
5 Magic Stars
Review by Lisa
Late Night Reviewer
Up All Night w/ Books Blog
Blood & Magic by R. L. Weeks is paranormal and writing at its best!!
We are taken into a world of witches, warlocks and so much more. We are made to feel like we are in the thick of things with them. The details in this story are brilliant and help bridge the picture of the story as a whole. The twist, which I’m not telling you, will leave you in open-mouthed shock. I love stories like this. Oh, can’t forget the chemistry that jumps off the pages between Kate and Nicholas. Swoon!!!
Kate has lost her dad tragically and trying to bring back some normalcy is not easy. With the senior year of high starting, nothing is going as planned nor will it be normal again. From nightmares of an abandoned house to having the school’s bad boy, that everyone hates, but who loves giving her attention, strange things start to happen.
Nicholas knows what is about to happen. But when a link forms between him and Kate, he will try and protect her at all cost. No matter what it takes.
From here, we are taken on a ride of self-discovery and learning acceptance. Life changes.
I was a little sad at the end of this story because I wanted more of Kate and Nicholas.
I absolutely love everything that this author writes and Blood and Magic was no exception. R.L.Weeks gives us a story that consumes your mind and you cannot tear yourself away from it.
From the very start Kate is a character you cannot help but love and root for. She had been through so much and has so much more to fight through as she learns of her magic within. The struggle for answers is a road that is extremely tough and the death around her is getting intense. Not to mention Nicolas that will go everything in his power to keep her in the dark, it’s a fight through for Kate.
Truly loves the different take to the story and the twists and turns were so good. Definitely a must read!!!!
This book contains everything you could possibly want in a paranormal story. It is mysterious, romantic, chilling, and has serious angst to keep you turning pages until you finish the book. R. L. Weeks has given us a thought provoking Young Adult book that is so well written that you become lost in her story building world. It captures you from the first paragraph to re end. I cannot wait for the next book in this series. I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves paranormal reads.
This magical book had me under its spell from page one and wanting more at the end.
I lost my precious mother at the beginning of this year, so I really had a bond with Kate. I understood the grief, numbness, and pain that she was going through. I couldn’t imagine going through everything that we went through while being in high school and discovering that I was a witch, talk about drama!
R.L. had me entranced to the end, I needed to find out what would happen to Kate and she didn’t disappoint me!
If you love paranormal romances then this is the book for you!
I was captured by the story and the characters right off the bat! This book is spectatular! The characters pull you in and their story keeps you turning the pages. Tragedy can make or break you. What will it be for Kathryn and Nicholas? What role does her magic play in their destiny? You have to pick up a copy and see. No spoilers! This is a must read. I can not wait for more from this author. Fantastic job! New favorite for me! I am voluntarily leaving my review after reading an advance copy of the book from the author.
“To walk in the light, you must embrace your darkness. The only ones who could love my demons were yours.”
This quote pretty much sums up the relationship between Kathryn and Nicholas. Kate is trying to deal with her father’s gruesome death by bear attack and is suffering from dreams involving Nicholas, a boy she barely knows.
As their relationship deepens, Kate finds out many things about herself and her family. She also learns of a dark prophecy that (possibly) involves her and Nicholas. Kate will have to make a decision quickly in order to save herself and the ones she loves.
Ms. Weeks is a wonderful author and this story is another winner. Her characters really come alive as you read, the world building is awesome and the details really draw the reader into the book. This book is a little different from others that I have read by Ms. Weeks in that it is for a more mature audience. This book does have several pretty steamy sex scenes, but they were well written and tastefully done.
There are a few memorable quotes from this book, but here is my favorite: “No matter what, the ones who we lose never really leave us.”
I was given the opportunity to read an ARC of this book by the author and chose to review it.
I LOVED the story & characters . I have never been disappointed by R.L.Weeks. this book has a subject matter of witch craft, which I close to my heart, so I was on the edge of my seat with every page. I cried at the end and wanted more.
I absolutely love this book. Its very well written. The story had me hooked. Everyone needs to get this and go on a book adventure.
If you are looking for a heart racing don’t want to put down read in a day because it’s so good book then this is it! RL Weeks never disappoints when she comes out with a new page turner!
This was such a heart racing and captivating read with all the emotional aspects any reader would ever want from a book
R.L Weeks is an author who writes books for the young and old alike and never disappoints
I truly look forward to reading what comes next from this author
A must Read
I fell in love with the books from R L Weeks because of her YA series. She has just upped her game 100%!! This is an amazing book geared for mature readers. Spine tingling suspense , twists and turns , romance, this book has it all!